Charter & Fractional

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

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UK charter operator opts into BBJ2 service

British executive charter operator Multiflight was due to take delivery of a green Boeing Business Jet 2 on September 27 at the airframer’s Seattle headqua

June 11, 2008

PrivatAir expands to global proportions

Founded in 1976 as the air arm of the Latsis shipping group, PrivatAir until recently catered exclusively to the top end of the executive charter market wi

Charter & Fractional

June 11, 2008

DayJet, FAA To Jointly Prove NextGen Technologies

Very light jet air-taxi operator DayJet today signed an agreement with the FAA to start a five-year, phased implementation of proven NextGen technologies t

Charter & Fractional

June 10, 2008

Alpha Flying, Atlas Aircraft Move into New Digs

Alpha Flying and sister company Atlas Aircraft Center are holding a grand opening celebration this afternoon for their new aviation complex at Pease Intern

Charter & Fractional

June 5, 2008

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Bombardier Flexjet Adds Challenger 605

Dallas-based Bombardier Flexjet announced at the end of April that it had added the new Challenger 605 to its fractional fleet.

Charter & Fractional

June 4, 2008

Flight Options Pilots Seek Mediation

Accusing the Flight Options management team of being “out of touch with its pilots’ legitimate career aspirations,” the International Brotherhood of Teamst

Charter & Fractional

June 4, 2008

Avantair Moves Closer to Profitability

Piaggio Avanti fractional provider Avantair is narrowing its losses and on course to reach profitability in the near future, company CEO Steven Santo said

Charter & Fractional

June 4, 2008

SATSair Marks Growth in the Southeast U.S.

SATSair, the largest Cirrus SR22 on-demand charter operator in the U.S., reported a 60-percent increase in the number of flights last year and booked an av

Charter & Fractional

June 4, 2008

‘Total solution’ charter options abound on Web

The recent launch of Sentient Flight Group’s Privatejets.com and Virgin Charter introduced a new element to

Charter & Fractional

June 4, 2008

Piston charter model aims to get people off the road

The Cirrus SR22 has been the world’s best selling single-engine aircraft for five years, with more than 3,000 sold to date.

Charter & Fractional

June 3, 2008

'Total solution' charter options abound on Web

The recent launch of Sentient Flight Group’s Privatejets.com and  Virgin Charter introduced a new element to the charter industry: the ability to book

Charter & Fractional

June 3, 2008

ExcelAire Builds Its Legacy Fleet

Charter provider ExcelAire has added another Embraer Legacy 600, bringing to three the Long Island, N.Y.-based company’s fleet of the Brazilian-built jets

Charter & Fractional

June 3, 2008

NATA Takes FAA To Task over Emergency Revocations

On Friday, National Air Transportation Association (NATA) president James Coyne criticized the FAA for issuing another emergency suspension order for a Par

Charter & Fractional

June 3, 2008

Skyjet International gets new owner

Bombardier’s Skyjet International executive aircraft charter program will be in safe hands with proposed new Swiss owner VistaJet<

Charter & Fractional

June 2, 2008

On heels of Super Bowl success, charter firm looks to expand

Swift Aviation Group first made headlines eight years ago, following an announcement by Embraer that the Phoenix-based charter operator, sales and maintena

Charter & Fractional

June 2, 2008

Hex’Air finds opportunity in ERJ-135 charter operations

Since mid-September, a French operator  has been flying the first Embraer ERJ-135 dedicated to charter in Europe.

Charter & Fractional

May 29, 2008

Charter firms riding out economic turbulence

Charter aircraft operators seem to be weathering the double whammy of a recession and increased aviation security measures with reasonable success, with re

Charter & Fractional

May 29, 2008

More 'personalized' service is goal of new frax operation

JetLimited, the new fractional aircraft ownership program from Rifton Aviation, believes it sets itself apart from other regional and national frax program

Charter & Fractional

May 28, 2008

Avolar’s big bizjet buy boosts its fractional bet

Avolar, the budding stand-alone fractional business jet division of UAL Corp., stepped up its launch effort last month with a pair of new aircraft orders–d

Charter & Fractional

May 27, 2008

Flight Options, Travel Air combine

Flight Options and Raytheon Aircraft are combining their fractional-ownership programs into a new company in which the “new” Flight Options will hold 50.1

Charter & Fractional

May 27, 2008

Charter & Fractional

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

Latest

UK charter operator opts into BBJ2 service

British executive charter operator Multiflight was due to take delivery of a green Boeing Business Jet 2 on September 27 at the airframer’s Seattle headqua

PrivatAir expands to global proportions

Founded in 1976 as the air arm of the Latsis shipping group, PrivatAir until recently catered exclusively to the top end of the executive charter market wi

DayJet, FAA To Jointly Prove NextGen Technologies

Very light jet air-taxi operator DayJet today signed an agreement with the FAA to start a five-year, phased implementation of proven NextGen technologies t

Alpha Flying, Atlas Aircraft Move into New Digs

Alpha Flying and sister company Atlas Aircraft Center are holding a grand opening celebration this afternoon for their new aviation complex at Pease Intern

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Bombardier Flexjet Adds Challenger 605

Dallas-based Bombardier Flexjet announced at the end of April that it had added the new Challenger 605 to its fractional fleet.

Flight Options Pilots Seek Mediation

Accusing the Flight Options management team of being “out of touch with its pilots’ legitimate career aspirations,” the International Brotherhood of Teamst

Avantair Moves Closer to Profitability

Piaggio Avanti fractional provider Avantair is narrowing its losses and on course to reach profitability in the near future, company CEO Steven Santo said

SATSair Marks Growth in the Southeast U.S.

SATSair, the largest Cirrus SR22 on-demand charter operator in the U.S., reported a 60-percent increase in the number of flights last year and booked an av

‘Total solution’ charter options abound on Web

The recent launch of Sentient Flight Group’s Privatejets.com and Virgin Charter introduced a new element to

Piston charter model aims to get people off the road

The Cirrus SR22 has been the world’s best selling single-engine aircraft for five years, with more than 3,000 sold to date.

'Total solution' charter options abound on Web

The recent launch of Sentient Flight Group’s Privatejets.com and&nbsp; Virgin Charter introduced a new element to the charter industry: the ability to book

ExcelAire Builds Its Legacy Fleet

Charter provider ExcelAire has added another Embraer Legacy 600, bringing to three the Long Island, N.Y.-based company’s fleet of the Brazilian-built jets

NATA Takes FAA To Task over Emergency Revocations

On Friday, National Air Transportation Association (NATA) president James Coyne criticized the FAA for issuing another emergency suspension order for a Par

Skyjet International gets new owner

Bombardier’s Skyjet International executive aircraft charter program will be in safe hands with proposed new Swiss owner VistaJet<

On heels of Super Bowl success, charter firm looks to expand

Swift Aviation Group first made headlines eight years ago, following an announcement by Embraer that the Phoenix-based charter operator, sales and maintena

Hex’Air finds opportunity in ERJ-135 charter operations

Since mid-September, a French operator&nbsp; has been flying the first Embraer ERJ-135 dedicated to charter in Europe.

Charter firms riding out economic turbulence

Charter aircraft operators seem to be weathering the double whammy of a recession and increased aviation security measures with reasonable success, with re

More 'personalized' service is goal of new frax operation

JetLimited, the new fractional aircraft ownership program from Rifton Aviation, believes it sets itself apart from other regional and national frax program

Avolar’s big bizjet buy boosts its fractional bet

Avolar, the budding stand-alone fractional business jet division of UAL Corp., stepped up its launch effort last month with a pair of new aircraft orders–d

Flight Options, Travel Air combine

Flight Options and Raytheon Aircraft are combining their fractional-ownership programs into a new company in which the “new” Flight Options will hold 50.1

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The recent launch of Sentient Flight Group’s Privatejets.com and Virgin Charter introduced a new element to the charter industry: the ability to book

Since mid-September, a French operator has been flying the first Embraer ERJ-135 dedicated to charter in Europe.